Fenix E05

[ari6126]

Fenix has a new 1xAAA flashlight. Slightly smaller than the E01, single mode, 27 lumens. It's pretty cheap, about $20. I'm not really excited about it though. To me, the E01 is still much better. The E01 is cheaper, has a longer battery life, has been proven reliable, and comes in lots of colors. Once you get over $15, iTP comes knocking pretty hard.

[Millhouse]

Not particularly good value, considering the cost of the ITP A3.

If it was cheaper and with the addition of a low mode, Fenix might have a winner.

[ari6126]

Not particularly good value, considering the cost of the ITP A3.

If it was cheaper and with the addition of a low mode, Fenix might have a winner.

Really I don't understand why they didn't just come out with an updated E01. Same brightness, longer runtime, slightly shorter for just a bit more money than the E01. And keep the colors. A little style never hurt.

[Sazabi]

They also have a limited number of 30 lumen R4 emitter E05's.

I want to see runtimes before I run out to get any of the R2 emitter E05's, though with that said, I may end up with getting another E01 for a certain girl who is a friend of mine. >.> *cough*

[jzmtl]

Not particularly good value, considering the cost of the ITP A3.

If it was cheaper and with the addition of a low mode, Fenix might have a winner.

Really I don't understand why they didn't just come out with an updated E01. Same brightness, longer runtime, slightly shorter for just a bit more money than the E01. And keep the colors. A little style never hurt.

Emitter limitations, you can only pump so much current through a 5mm LED before it fries.

Color on this one should be better.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Yeah it's tough to get excited about that one when the original E01 is a far more practical light

[Neil]

For that money I'd stick with my iTP but on the plus side maybe the beam isn't blue any more   That was the deal killer for me on the E01.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Yeah the purple-ish tint is a nuisance when your trying to read with it

[Gareth]

I'm maybe not 'excited' by this one, but I can kinda see the point.  27 lumen sounds like a good working light level and any tint has got to be better than the E01's.  I suspect it'll be the run times that'll make or break this light.

[jzmtl]

The emitter is more efficient, and fenix always have one, if not the most efficient circuit on the market, will be hard to muck it up.

[ari6126]

Well, I've been doing some reading over at what my friend calls "The Nerdy Flashlight Forum." It turns out runtimes for the E05 are right around 3 hours. I guess it's aiming for a totally different segment the the E01. In related news, 4-7s is coming out with an E01 competitor. "It's going to be significantly smaller than the e01." I'm so excited.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Well, I've been doing some reading over at what my friend calls "The Nerdy Flashlight Forum." It turns out runtimes for the E05 are right around 3 hours. I guess it's aiming for a totally different segment the the E01. In related news, 4-7s is coming out with an E01 competitor. "It's going to be significantly smaller than the e01." I'm so excited.

Have you got a link please mate?

[rp252]

Well, I've been doing some reading over at what my friend calls "The Nerdy Flashlight Forum." It turns out runtimes for the E05 are right around 3 hours. I guess it's aiming for a totally different segment the the E01. In related news, 4-7s is coming out with an E01 competitor. "It's going to be significantly smaller than the e01." I'm so excited.

Have you got a link please mate?

+1 

[Woz]

Guess I might get it, the E01 is one of my real EDC items (for it is on my keys) but it could be brighter for my taste. So the E05 sounds just fine.

[ari6126]

Well, I've been doing some reading over at what my friend calls "The Nerdy Flashlight Forum." It turns out runtimes for the E05 are right around 3 hours. I guess it's aiming for a totally different segment the the E01. In related news, 4-7s is coming out with an E01 competitor. "It's going to be significantly smaller than the e01." I'm so excited.

Have you got a link please mate?

+1 

It's coming at SHOT 2011. http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showpost.php?p=2564691&postcount=183

[Gareth]

Well, I've been doing some reading over at what my friend calls "The Nerdy Flashlight Forum." It turns out runtimes for the E05 are right around 3 hours. I guess it's aiming for a totally different segment the the E01. In related news, 4-7s is coming out with an E01 competitor. "It's going to be significantly smaller than the e01." I'm so excited.

Have you got a link please mate?

+1 

It's coming at SHOT 2011. http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showpost.php?p=2564691&postcount=183

Shame that won't be around for Christmas. 

I'm thinking about giving out a couple of E01's for gifts this year, and it seems like a shame not to let one of the E05's fall in my basket at the same time.   I'll let you chaps know if I get one.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I'm glad it's not available till after Xmas, as I need to save my pennies

[space cowboy]

As noted some people do not like the E01's tint. In real world use I hardly notice the tint. That being said, I have an E05 coming. The run-time is a trade-off of course. I don't use my lights for more than a minute at a time so, around 3 hours is alright by me. I will give you my impressions when I get it. In the meantime, The Bright Side website has a nice review on the E05.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

As noted some people do not like the E01's tint. In real world use I hardly notice the tint. That being said, I have an E05 coming. The run-time is a trade-off of course. I don't use my lights for more than a minute at a time so, around 3 hours is alright by me. I will give you my impressions when I get it. In the meantime, The Bright Side website has a nice review on the E05.

Look forward to hearing your thought's mate

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Well there here, and if I had the cash I'd be very tempted

http://www.heinnie.com/product.asp?strParents&CAT_ID=0&P_ID=6009

[ryan1835]

tell work you need a new light   

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

tell work you need a new light   

I already got them to buy my H50, so I doubt that angle will work again

[Gareth]

OK the price isn't silly and I really quite fancy one of these.  I will however wait a little and see how others like it.

[Benner]

Not a bad price at all. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I'm currently rethinking my flashlite options a bit at the moment, and carrying one of those as a back up, to say an Infinity or other floody, close range light is making sense to me

[Gareth]

I'm currently rethinking my flashlite options a bit at the moment, and carrying one of those as a back up, to say an Infinity or other floody, close range light is making sense to me

Lots of flood in that set-up Mike, but not much throw.  Is that the idea?

[rp252]

Floody can be good.

I prefer a bit of throw with the option of a diffuser, but thats a whole new topic that been done to death previously

For a floody backup the E05 should do the trick.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I'm currently rethinking my flashlite options a bit at the moment, and carrying one of those as a back up, to say an Infinity or other floody, close range light is making sense to me

Lots of flood in that set-up Mike, but not much throw.  Is that the idea?

Pretty much yeah

I was checking above a false ceiling at work yesterday, and my Infinity just couldn't quite shine across the distance with enough power (about 50-60 foot), so something with a bit more throw would of been handy

[space cowboy]

The E05 with all flood should be a good light for many tasks. Much like the Infinity Ultra yet smaller for EDC use. If a light has a bright hot spot my eyes will focus on that giving me tunnel vision. Of course that bright hot spot has great throw.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

The E05 with all flood should be a good light for many tasks. Much like the Infinity Ultra yet smaller for EDC use. If a light has a bright hot spot my eyes will focus on that giving me tunnel vision. Of course that bright hot spot has great throw.

Have you tried a Zebralite H50 mate? No hot spot whatsoever on those mate